Reducing musculoskeletal disorders among computer operators: comparison between ergonomics interventions at the workplace

Ergonomics

Volumn 55, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1571-1585

  Levanon, Yafa ^a,b   Gefen, Amit ^a   Lerman, Yehuda ^a   Givon, Uri ^a,b   Ratzon, Navah Z ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

computer work; ergonomics intervention; muscle activity; upper extremity kinematics; work related disorders

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER WORK; ERGONOMICS INTERVENTION; MUSCLE ACTIVITIES; UPPER EXTREMITY; WORK-RELATED;

BIOFEEDBACK; DISEASES; KINEMATICS; MUSCLE;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; POSTURE; UPPER EXTREMITY; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869148194     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2012.726654     Document Type: Article

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